diff --git a/TestON/drivers/common/cli/onosdriver.py b/TestON/drivers/common/cli/onosdriver.py
index d120951..dfb85fb 100755
--- a/TestON/drivers/common/cli/onosdriver.py
+++ b/TestON/drivers/common/cli/onosdriver.py
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@
             main.exit()
 
     def createCellFile( self, benchIp, fileName, mnIpAddrs,
-                        appString, onosIpAddrs, onosUser="sdn" ):
+                        appString, onosIpAddrs, onosUser="sdn", useSSH=False ):
         """
         Creates a cell file based on arguments
         Required:
@@ -762,6 +762,8 @@
         appString = "export ONOS_APPS=" + appString
         onosGroup = "export ONOS_GROUP=" + onosUser
         onosUser = "export ONOS_USER=" + onosUser
+        if useSSH:
+            onosUseSSH = "export ONOS_USE_SSH=true"
         mnString = "export OCN="
         if mnIpAddrs == "":
             mnString = ""
@@ -797,6 +799,8 @@
             cellFile.write( appString + "\n" )
             cellFile.write( onosGroup + "\n" )
             cellFile.write( onosUser + "\n" )
+            if useSSH:
+                cellFile.write( onosUseSSH + "\n" )
             cellFile.close()
 
             # We use os.system to send the command to TestON cluster
@@ -978,6 +982,47 @@
             main.cleanup()
             main.exit()
 
+    def onosSecureSSH( self, userName="onos", userPWD="rocks", node=""):
+        """
+        Enables secure access to ONOS console
+        by removing default users & keys.
+
+        onos-secure-ssh -u onos -p rocks node
+
+        Returns: main.TRUE on success and main.FALSE on failure
+        """
+
+        try:
+            self.handle.sendline( " onos-secure-ssh -u " + userName + " -p " + userPWD + " " + node )
+
+            # NOTE: this timeout may need to change depending on the network
+            # and size of ONOS
+            # TODO: Handle the other possible error
+            i = self.handle.expect([ "Network\sis\sunreachable",
+                                     "\$",
+                                     pexpect.TIMEOUT ], timeout=180 )
+            if i == 0:
+                # can't reach ONOS node
+                main.log.warn( "Network is unreachable" )
+                self.handle.expect( "\$" )
+                return main.FALSE
+            elif i == 1:
+                # Process started
+                main.log.info(
+                "Secure SSH performed on " +
+                node)
+                return main.TRUE
+        except pexpect.EOF:
+            main.log.error( self.name + ": EOF exception found" )
+            main.log.error( self.name + ":    " + self.handle.before )
+            main.cleanup()
+            main.exit()
+        except Exception:
+            main.log.exception( self.name + ": Uncaught exception!" )
+            main.cleanup()
+            main.exit()
+
+
     def onosInstall( self, options="-f", node="" ):
         """
         Installs ONOS bits on the designated cell machine.
diff --git a/TestON/tests/USECASE/SegmentRouting/dependencies/Testcaselib.py b/TestON/tests/USECASE/SegmentRouting/dependencies/Testcaselib.py
index 4d4f568..7f189e5 100755
--- a/TestON/tests/USECASE/SegmentRouting/dependencies/Testcaselib.py
+++ b/TestON/tests/USECASE/SegmentRouting/dependencies/Testcaselib.py
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@
                                        main.Mininet1.ip_address,
                                        apps,
                                        tempOnosIp,
-                                       onosUser )
+                                       onosUser,
+                                       useSSH=True )
         cellResult = main.ONOSbench.setCell( "temp" )
         verifyResult = main.ONOSbench.verifyCell( )
         stepResult = cellResult and verifyResult
@@ -124,6 +125,15 @@
                                  actual=stepResult,
                                  onpass="Successfully installed ONOS package",
                                  onfail="Failed to install ONOS package" )
+        for i in range( main.numCtrls ):
+            onosInstallResult = onosInstallResult and \
+                                main.ONOSbench.onosSecureSSH(
+                                        node=main.ONOSip[ i ] )
+        stepResult = onosInstallResult
+        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE,
+                                 actual=stepResult,
+                                 onpass="Successfully secure SSH",
+                                 onfail="Failed to secure SSH" )
         main.step( "Starting ONOS service" )
         stopResult, startResult, onosIsUp = main.TRUE, main.TRUE, main.TRUE,
         for i in range( main.numCtrls ):